American Mars - Long Walk Home

Hailing from a town known for it's legendary garage and punk-rock acts such as Sonic's Rendezvous Band, MC5 or The Stooges to name a few, this Detroit act "has been a musical anomaly in their hometown of Detroit", as cited on their homepage, because they play an atmospheric style of americana with a very immediate and sincere feel in their musical approach.

Formed in 1995, American Mars released its debut album, Late in 1997, after which the group went on a hiatus. Six years later, they released their second album No City Fun, to much critical acclaim.

Long Walk Home is the first song off their latest album, Western Sides, released in early 2008.

LONG WALK HOME

I broke her trust

I broke her grandmother’s plate

I broke everything I touched

when I looked the other way

she said how can I kiss you

you’ve bruised me on the heel

and filled me with a silence

a venom I can feel

you’ve started up a storm

in the last place I was safe

you’ve soaked me to the core

with your little hurricane

It’s a quick road down

until you think you know

the only way out

is the long walk home

When I was a child

there were things I’d see

a spirit in the hall

a coyote in the trees

you came up on me fast

like a fever in a dream

and I can feel the moonrise

your shadow in my sleep

it’s hard to tell what I want from what I need

the cause from the cure

the stinger from the bee

It’s a quick road down

until you think you know

the only way out

is the long walk home

Please, don’t walk away

to just go hiding

with your hurt

I hear the creaking

of our bones

but you don’t have to ache

you don’t have to break

all alone

I’m so sorry

for this room I’ve got us in

the carpet is damp

there’s a bulb out in the lamp

and it smells like sin

sometimes I get so cold

feel like my blood is gonna freeze

I sit home with the fire

the Boss and The Dirty Three

I stare into the flame

for the hottest part

I say her name

a whisper in the dark

It’s a quick road down

until you think you know

the only way out

is the long walk home

Lyrics: Thomas Trimble